Films Directed by Robert Aldrich

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (films not included). Pages: 29. Chapters: Kiss Me Deadly, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen, Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The Flight of the Phoenix, The Longest Yard, Attack, Too Late the Hero, Sodom and Gomorrah, Emperor of the North Pole, Ten Seconds to Hell, The Killing of Sister George, Ulzana's Raid, The Big Knife, Autumn Leaves, The Frisco Kid, Vera Cruz, 4 for Texas, The Last Sunset, Hustle, Twilight's Last Gleaming, ...All the Marbles, World for Ransom, Big Leaguer, The Grissom Gang, The Choirboys, Apache. Excerpt: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The screenplay by Lukas Heller is based on the novel of the same name by Henry Farrell. In 2003, the character of Baby Jane Hudson was ranked #44 on the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Villains of American Cinema. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards. The story begins in 1917. Baby Jane Hudson (Julie Allred) is a vaudevillian child star. She performs to adoring crowds, and there's even a (rather expensive) "Baby Jane" doll. Jane is also a spoiled brat, and her doting stage father Ray (Dave Willock), gives in to her every whim. Her jealous sister Blanche (Gina Gillespie) watches from the wings. Jump to 1935, and the sisters' roles are now reversed. Both are movie stars, but Blanche is the successful and glamorous one, while Jane's films have flopped. Unable to establish her talent as an adult actress, Jane has taken to drinking. One night after a party, one of them is at the gate of her mansion while the other one, in her car, steps on the gas and smashes into the gate. It is unclear which sister is driving. In the present, both Blanche (Joan Crawford) and Jane (Bette Davis) are retired from their...